Vocabulary
This word means the ability to recover from difficulty
pathology resilience antecedent mitigate
resilience
Where does the thesis go?
last sentence of intro paragraph
What does it mean if you have an "acute" injury?
it's severe or intense
Which word describes a teacher's profession or the study of that profession?
aloof syntax amalgamate pedagogy unprecedented
pedagogy
Where does the opposing argument paragraph go?
Which word means to suggest something that isn't true
insinuate consonant alienate incongruent
insinuate
Where does the topic sentence go?
First sentence of every body paragraph
What do "affix" and "askew" mean in the following sentence?
Affix the painting so it doesn't hang askew
to attach and to be crooked
which word means awkward or difficult to handle because of its size or shape?
poignant quip congenital embellished cumbersome
cumbersome
What two things do you do in a body paragraph after your topic sentence?
explain your evidence
use your evidence to support your thesis
Two words:
One describes the surrounding culture or environment
The other describes something lacking substance or strength
pejorative perceive milieu alleviate consonant recount tenuous placate alleviate
1. milieu
2. tenuous
What are the 4 elements of an intro paragraph?
Hook
Background
They say
Thesis (I say)
What does "ideology" mean?
system of beliefs that no one questions
what does "visceral" mean?
felt in the gut, something intuitively felt
When do you begin arguing for your thesis? When do you stop?
thesis statement at end of intro paragraph
restatement of thesis in first sentence of concl paragraph
What do you do if you emulate someone?
copy them
What are the three types of hooks?
anecdote
quote
surprising fact
what is the difference between penchant and propensity?
penchant is a liking for something
propensity is a tendency to be a particular way
Which word means "not enough of something"?
Which word means "what's left over"?
quip residual unprecedented adage meager eludemeager
residual
What is a good topic sentence for the first body paragraph that supports your thesis?
One reason why <thesis> is <reason>
What does a mediator do?
Resolve disputes between two parties
What are the 2 ways of thinking about a thesis?
It's the answer...
The formula is...
It's the answer to a good question
topic + treatment = thesis
What is a caricature?
a drawing that exaggerates characteristics
what's the difference between a "quip" and an "adage"?
quip is a short and clever/witty comment
adage is a clever way to express an insight or fact
what is the formula for the topic sentence of the second or third evidence body paragraph?
Not only <thesis> because <reason 1>, but also <reason 2)
Finally, <thesis> because <reason 3>